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Air quality in New York City
Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in New York City
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Pollen
What is the pollen count in New York City today?
 | Index | Very high | |
 | Tree pollen | Very high | |
 | Grass pollen | None | |
 | Weed pollen | None |
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Weather
What is the current weather in New York City?
| Weather | Scattered clouds |
| Temperature | 42.8°F |
| Humidity | 53% |
| Wind | 18 mp/h |
| Pressure | 30.2 Hg |
Air pollution has cost an estimated3,400 deaths*in New York City in 2024Find out more*Air pollution also cost approximately $8,000,000,000 USD in New York City in 2024.
live aqi city ranking
Real-time USA city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palm Desert, California | 175 |
| 2 | Pahrump, Nevada | 72 |
| 3 | Conway, South Carolina | 69 |
| 4 | Indio, California | 66 |
| 5 | Decatur, Georgia | 63 |
| 6 | Urbana, Illinois | 63 |
| 7 | Athens, Georgia | 61 |
| 8 | Marietta, Georgia | 60 |
| 9 | Champaign, Illinois | 59 |
| 10 | Gary, Indiana | 57 |
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live New York City aqi ranking
Real-time New York City air quality ranking
| # | station | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison Avenue | 112 |
| 2 | Pfizer Lab | 29 |
| 3 | Queens | 27 |
| 4 | City College of new York | 26 |
| 5 | West 141st Street | 25 |
| 6 | Hell's Kitchen | 22 |
| 7 | Norman Avenue & Russell Street | 21 |
| 8 | West 54th Street | 20 |
| 9 | East 81st Street | 19 |
| 10 | LaGuardia Place | 18 |
(local time)
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US AQI
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Overview
What is the current air quality in New York City?
| Air pollution level | Air quality index | Main pollutant |
|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 US AQI | PM2.5 |
| Pollutants | Concentration | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 3.8µg/m³ | |
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PM2.5 concentration in New York City air currently meets the WHO annual air quality guideline value
Health Recommendations
What is the current air quality in New York City?
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Forecast
New York City air quality index (AQI) forecast
| Day | Pollution level | Weather | Temperature | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, Apr 22 | Good 31 AQI US |  | 57.2° 46.4° |  15.7 mp/h |
| Tuesday, Apr 23 | Good 33 AQI US | | 64.4° 50° | 13.4 mp/h |
| Wednesday, Apr 24 | Good 32 AQI US | | 51.8° 42.8° | 13.4 mp/h |
| Today | Good 16 AQI US | | 51.8° 42.8° | 13.4 mp/h |
| Friday, Apr 26 | Good 20 AQI US | | 53.6° 42.8° | 11.2 mp/h |
| Saturday, Apr 27 | Good 17 AQI US | | 55.4° 44.6° | 15.7 mp/h |
| Sunday, Apr 28 | Good 20 AQI US |  70% | 60.8° 50° | 8.9 mp/h |
| Monday, Apr 29 | Moderate 57 AQI US  | | 64.4° 55.4° | 11.2 mp/h |
| Tuesday, Apr 30 | Moderate 63 AQI US | 90% | 64.4° 53.6° | 15.7 mp/h |
| Wednesday, May 1 | Moderate 61 AQI US | 90% | 77° 60.8° | 13.4 mp/h |
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New York City air quality data attribution
58Contributors
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- Arno Klein
1 station
- david sirieix
1 station
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1 station
- D M (dohtur)
1 station
- Jonathan Rockway
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Data validated and calibrated by IQAirWhere is the cleanest air quality in New York City?
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel School 0
- Sheepshead Bay Dima 4
- Stone path 4
- Vinegar Hill 4
- Maspeth 7
- EMP 037 8
- FA-O8 8
- IQair TERRACE 3 NORTH - WEST 112TH STREET 8
- NYC-UES 8
- State route 143 11
- Bronx - IS74 12
- Crescent Street 12
- East Fordham Manor 12
- FDR Drive 12
- Windsor Terrace 12
- Fordham Road 13
- Neal Phillip - BKLYN - Outdoor 13
- Driggs 285 14
- East 11th Street 14
- East 3rd Street 14
- Red Hook 2 14
- Bay Ridge 15
- Cobble Hill 15
- Fordham Manor 15
- Long Island City 15
- Red Hook Initiative 15
- WE ACT Community Sensor #1 15
- WE ACT Community Sensor #3 15
- West 126th Street 15
- West 135th Street 15
- 8th Avenue 16
- Bedford-Stuyvesant 16
- Devoe House 16
- East 3rd Street LESBreathe1test 16
- Fort Hamilton 16
- Kiddie Science Lab 16
- Love Lane 16
- Lower Manhattan 16
- Silver Lake 16
- WE ACT Community Sensor #4 16
- WE ACT Community Sensor #5 (WHEELS) 16
- WE ACT Community Sensor #6 16
- West 152nd Street 16
- Broadway 17
- East 106th Street 17
- Flatbush 17
- Greenpoint-NBNPA-2023-10 17
- Hudson View Gardens 17
- Pelham Bay 17
- WE ACT Community Sensor #2 17
- West 20th Street 17
- LaGuardia Place 18
- Little Haiti 18
- Payson Avenue 18
- East 81st Street 19
- West 54th Street 20
- Norman Avenue & Russell Street 21
- Hell's Kitchen 22
- West 141st Street 25
- City College of new York 26
- Queens 27
- Pfizer Lab 29
- Madison Avenue 112
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